>Now what am I supposed to do? Sell my model and take a bath on the used item depreciation to get a worthwhile screen? Buy a second device with pretty much identical performance otherwise? Pay for the screen I should have been able to choose separately and go through the headache of replacing it myself?
I don’t know, maybe just live with your existing screen?
It’s not like it’s mandatory to have the latest version of something, and it’s pretty common for companies to iterate new versions with improvements.